[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 163.2 # Matsyapurana 163.2 Matsyapurāṇa 163.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [163.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.163.2) bālasūryamukhāścānye dhūmaketumukhāstathā ardhacandrārdhavaktrāśca agnidīptamukhāstathā // > Sûta said —A hoard of demons had various appearances, viz, like that of an ass, alligator, fish, serpent deer swine, rising sun comets half Moon swan, blazing fire cock, lion, with mouths wide open, crow, vulture, jackal, meteors, some of them had two tongues, others had faces like big sparks, some looked like mountains, they were all very proud of their strength They began to shower arrows incessantly on Narasimha, but He was not affected in the least —1 5 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam > Sûta said—A hoard of demons had various appearances viz, like that of an ass alligator, fish serpent deer, swine, rising sun comets half Moon swan blazing fire, cock, lion, with mouths wide open, crow, vulture, jackal meteors, some of them had two tongues, others had faces like big sparks some looked like mountains, they were all very proud of their strength They began to shower arrows incessantly on Narasimha, but He was not affected in the least—1 5 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 163.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.163.1) - [Next: 163.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.163.3) - [Up: 163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.163) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.163.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.163.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*crit.App.I.42A.297) — Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.164.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.163.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.163.2) · Pramāṇa